बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

638 : बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXXXI. Sl. 31-36.
सुरभूषणं लतानां सहस्रमष्टोत्तरं चतुर्हस्तम् ।
इन्दुच्छन्दो नाम्ना विजयच्छन्दस्तदर्धेन ॥३१॥
शतमष्टयुतं हारो देवच्छन्दो ह्यशीतिरेकयुता ।
अष्टाष्टकोऽर्धहारो रश्मिकलापश्च नवषट्कः ॥३२॥
द्वात्रिंशता तु गुच्छो विंशत्या कीर्तितोऽर्धगुच्छाख्यः ।
षोडशभिर्माणवको द्वादशभिश्चार्धमाणवकः ॥३३॥
मन्दरसंज्ञोऽष्टाभिः पञ्चलता हारफलकमित्युक्तम् ।
सप्तविंशतिमुक्ता हस्तो नक्षत्रमालेति ॥३४॥
अन्तरमणिसंयुक्ता मणिसोपानं सुवर्णगुलिकैर्वा ।
तरलकमणिमध्यं तद्विज्ञेयं चाटुकारमिति ॥३५॥
एकावली नाम यथेष्टसंख्या हस्तप्रमाणा मणिविप्रयुक्ता ।
संयोजिता या मणिना तु मध्ये यष्टीति सा भूषणविद्भिरुक्ता ॥३६॥
Slokas 31-36.—A pearl-necklace composed of 1008
strings and four cubits long, is used as an ornament for
Gods and is termed "Induchchanda". Half the above
(i.e, 504 strings and 2 cubits) is termed 'Vijayachchanda'.
A necklace of 108 strings and 2 cubits long is called
"Hara"; one of 81, "Devachchanda"; one of 64,
"Ardha Hara"; one of 54, "Rasmikalapa"; one of 32,
"Guchcha"; one of 20, "Ardha Guchcha"; one of 16,
"Manavaka"; one of 12, "Ardha Manavaka"; one of
8, "Mandara"; one of 5 strings, "Haraphalaka".. A
necklace of 27 pearls and of one cubit's length is called
"Nakshatramala" (a cluster of stars); the same is
called "Mani Sopana" if it has other gems or gold
beads inserted; it is called "Chatukara" (coaxer), when
it has a central gem set in gold. An Ekavali (single
string) containing any number of pearls, measures one
cubit and is devoid of other gems; but when it is adorned